Sick of the weather..

xs1961 · Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:03 am Post subject: Sick of the weather..

Gawd I wish it would stop raining here..Not ridden mine for at least 7 weeks , pissed down with rain every weekend since September..Really not worth spending 10 minutes getting the bike down the garden through the gates for a short wet ride then spending 2 hours cleaning her down again! Rolling Eyes

Anyone want to swap warm wet weather for some nice freezing cold dry proper winter riding conditions !
I wouldnt mind so much if I could find a spare hour or so to start my XS rebuild projects but if I have any days off I need to sell off more of my diminishing stock of XS parts Sad

..Lifes a bitch..Then you marry one....

yamaman · Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:15 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Join the legion of whinging bloody poms & come on down '61. Always room for another fine English gentleman to discuss the finer points of cricket, rugby & why the hell you'd want to drink warm beer! Oh did I mention the 360 riding days per year?

So fill your esky, grab your thongs & we'll see you shortly. Cheers.

despecial · Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

..oh i dunno - its not too bad today, temp has gone up to 3°C, the snow has stopped-not that it was much anyway, more like dust...ticked over 2nd kick...went and had a wander through the frankfurt christmas market, had a coffee and roasted chestnuts...laughing at all the cagers stranded looking for parking...

...dont need an esky thanx-ambient temp is fine, you wont see me dead in a thong and yes it is short today Mr. Green

yamaman · Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Well I certainly wasn't suggesting any more bloody Kiwi's come over despecial Wink

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Britain is flying in rescue workers and sniffer dogs to help locate trapped victims.
The USA is flying in food supplies and aid money.
France is flying in doctors, nurses and first aid units.
Japan is flying in high tech communications equipment.
Germany is flying in special trained police squads to help restore order.
Russia is flying in tents and warm clothing.
Australia is flying in 350,000 replacement Kiwis.......

Thongs for your feet, not your bloody but crack Razz

despecial · Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

yamaman wrote:

Well I certainly wasn't suggesting any more bloody Kiwi's come over despecial Wink

...im firmly ensconced in the land of kraut thanx, although after vancouver and auckland, perth would be my destination of choice Laughing

The USA is flying in food supplies and aid money....jesus, now im scared, just look how long it took them to get organised for katrina
France is flying in doctors, nurses and first aid units...i'll take all the french tarts i can get thanx
Japan is flying in high tech communications equipment...come in zebra oscar foxtrot-we need fucking peacemakers not pacemakers
Germany is flying in special trained police squads to help restore order...so afghanistan was training prep for godzown afterall
Russia is flying in tents and warm clothing...ex chechnya
Australia is flying in 350,000 replacement Kiwis...theyre going to need brawn not brains

Mathil · Posted: December 14, 2009, 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

despecial wrote:

yamaman wrote:

Well I certainly wasn't suggesting any more bloody Kiwi's come over despecial Wink

...im firmly ensconced in the land of kraut thanx, although after vancouver and auckland, perth would be my destination of choice Laughing

The USA is flying in food supplies and aid money....jesus, now im scared, just look how long it took them to get organised for katrina
France is flying in doctors, nurses and first aid units...i'll take all the french tarts i can get thanx
Japan is flying in high tech communications equipment...come in zebra oscar foxtrot-we need fucking peacemakers not pacemakers
Germany is flying in special trained police squads to help restore order...so afghanistan was training prep for godzown afterall
Russia is flying in tents and warm clothing...ex chechnya
Australia is flying in 350,000 replacement Kiwis...theyre going to need brawn not brains

Trust me, the vancouver weather is no different. Right now we've got mighty highs of -3, and terrible light coats of freezing snow. Add to that a large population of people who can't drive and you have a nightmare.

gordonscott · Full Member Joined: May 06, 2009 Posts: 304

24 deg and 30mph gust winds with wind chill of 6 deg, as long as you're not wearing a skirt it's not that bad Razz

blackwidow · Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

it's been like minus 8 degrees and all that up here but it finally warmed up it was like 50-60 yesterday so thats good

despecial · Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

...g-scott, three wheels? - thats like taking a pistol to a sword fight Very Happy

and youve got space enough for a good grunty battery...electric body suit Laughing

...mathil...yea vancouver drivers are nuts when it snows, simply cant handle it Twisted Evil

-just as well you only get a few days normally...the advantage is, that when its raining its not cold enough to snow...disadvantage, you get all the panhandlers collecting there for winter-east hastings gets even more depressing Sad

Mathil · Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

despecial wrote:

...g-scott, three wheels? - thats like taking a pistol to a sword fight Very Happy

and youve got space enough for a good grunty battery...electric body suit Laughing

...mathil...yea vancouver drivers are nuts when it snows, simply cant handle it Twisted Evil

-just as well you only get a few days normally...the advantage is, that when its raining its not cold enough to snow...disadvantage, you get all the panhandlers collecting there for winter-east hastings gets even more depressing Sad

Yeah. I have no idea how they're going to get the place "pretty looking" for the olympics. Simply retarded that they would actually spend the money to put a bandaid on it rather than actually fixing something.

I'm worried this year will mirror last. Last year we had a few feet of snow for a good month, it was tragic. No infrastructure here for dealing with that.

BSABarb · Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Hi Guys,

Only one way to get to Spring, y'know.....

Mathil, I remember last winter--I think it was December we got all that snow and cold, right? (I'm about 60 miles south of Vancouver) That's where, as illustrated by Gordonscott, a third wheel is invaluable! Not only for keeping upright in the snow, but for steadying the bike when the electric leg won't start her, and she must be started using the kick-starter. The chair keeps her upright, even on ice---very handy! A third wheel and 10w-30 oil and it's good to go for winter.

Warmer would be nice, however. I got my five cords in for the winter, but it would be nice to not burn all of them before March..... Rolling Eyes

BSABarb · Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Hi Guys,

Only one way to get to Spring, y'know.....

Mathil, I remember last winter--I think it was December we got all that snow and cold, right? (I'm about 60 miles south of Vancouver) That's where, as illustrated by Gordonscott, a third wheel is invaluable! Not only for keeping upright in the snow, but for steadying the bike when the electric leg won't start her, and she must be started using the kick-starter. The chair keeps her upright, even on ice---very handy! A third wheel and 10w-30 oil and it's good to go for winter.

Warmer would be nice, however. I got my five cords in for the winter, but it would be nice to not burn all of them before March..... Rolling Eyes

BSABarb · Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Can anyone explain why my posts are double-posting? I click the damned "submit" button once, wait a few seconds, and there they are, two posts.

Frustrating.... Mad

Barb

yamaman · Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Well it didn't happen this time! Laughing

I thought you were just trying to get your post count back up, seeing how you lost all your old ones!

despecial · Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

...was living in vancouver 96-97 when those ice storms closed down the east-got quite cold then but generally vancouver is ok for winter...not like when i was in the yukon, endless snow but a nice comfortable dry-cold

...hope youve got a good double burning woodstove barb

xs1961 · Posted: December 14, 2009, 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Snowed 3" here for one day last February for the first time in years - it brought the country to a standstill ! ..
They just forcast us some more this week..Oh joy...No work then.. Crying or Very sad

650skull · Support Staff Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186

Had the worst winter since 1980............didn't rain for 5 months Laughing

xs1961 · Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

You lucky barsteward...

blackwidow · Posted: December 15, 2009, 3:19 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

we got like 48" of snow 2 yrs ago man it suxed but yesterday it was 62 degrees here really nice

pumps · Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

It was 8 deg F last night when we were fighting a house fire. I'm still cold.

xs1961 · Posted: December 16, 2009, 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

Wahey! Weve got our first frost of the winter !
...Im using the van...Roads are now too salty for the bikes shiny bits Rolling Eyes

despecial · Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Sick of the weather..

...we had 3 frosts late oct then nothing-havent had to scrape the car windows since...snowing again this morning though - in about 30 mins, after my coffee, im off for a ride...time to terrorise those cagers

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